Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus neomyrti (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus neomyrti Hoy 1962: 116. Type data: New Zealand: North Island, Ohakune, on Neomyrtus pendunculata, 23/09/1958, by G.B. Rawlings & R. Zondag. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Whakarewarewa: Forest Research Institute, Entomology Collection, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus neomyrti (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 602. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Myrtaceae
- Neomyrtus pedunculata | Hoy1962
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand
- North Island | Hoy1962
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.32 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides concave, apices slightly rounded, base broad, marginal setae conspicuously larger than other setae on dorsum, except dorsomedial area of thorax and head also with large setae, 3 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment; anal lobes each with 1 boss on mesal margin; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962).
- Structure: Adult female is oval (Hoy, 1962).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 32, 116
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 104
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 100
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 602
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 279-280
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 98
